Ecclesiastes 12:5 — Compare Translations

Xhosa 1902 (Incwadi Yeziba̔lo Ezingcwele 1864, 1902 (Xhosa Appleyard))

nxa kanjako baya kwoyika into ende, nezituso zisendleleni, siti isamonde sidelwe, nenkumbi ibe ngumtwalo, nenkanuko itshitshe; ngokuba umntu esiya ekayeni lake elingunapakade, nabalili bayahambahamba esitarateni:

Xhosa 1975 (IZIBHALO EZINGCWELE)

naxeshikweni baya kuzoyika iindawo eziphakamileyo, neento eziqhiphula umbilini zibe sendleleni; utyatyambe umamangile, uchabachabase umqhathu, utshitshe umnqweno; ngokuba umntu esiya ekhayeni lakhe laphakade, bajikajike ezitratweni abambambazeli;

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

Xa bezoyika iziganga, endleleni kunkwantya, umile um-amangile, usuke ube ngumthwalo umqiwu, uphele umnqweno; Ngokuba umntu uya endlwini yakhe ende, bathi abamatsheke basasaze izitalato.

Xhosa XHO96 (IBHAYIBHILE)

Ngelo xesha uya kuzoyika iindawo eziphakamileyo, ngokunjalo uziphephe iingozi ezitalatweni. Iinwele zakho zosuka zibe mhlophe oku kom-amangile otyatyambileyo, nasekuhambeni ungabi nako nokuzirhuqa oku, ke yona iminqweno ingabi nako ukuvuseleleka. Kaloku umntu uhlalelwe kukuhamba aye ekhayeni lakhe laphakade, abazili behle benyuka ezitalatweni.